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Bessborough Apartments on Hold | Cork News
The government is pausing its decision on 140 apartment plans for the former Bessborough mother and baby home site, waiting for a key planning appeal ruling by July ninth. The site, once run by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, is linked to over 900 child deaths, and survivors say the land itself holds painful truth. Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns warns approving the apartments would force the government to prove its apologies are real—not performative. Survivors, some ready to chain themselves to construction equipment, demand compulsory purchase—a move Cork City Council backed…
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